Director of Frontend UI Engineering

Socket.dev

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 247,000 - 358,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Adobe in San Jose is seeking a Director, UI Software Development to lead a world-class engineering team within Product Engagement Systems. You will drive cross-app in-product experiences and own end-to-end execution from ideation to launch.

You will partner with Product, Design, Growth, and Data to shape the roadmap, define technical strategy for rapid prototyping, ensure performance and reliability, and mentor engineers to build high-trust, accountable teams.

Qualifications

BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
15+ years of software engineering experience with strong product development foundations.
7+ years of experience leading engineering teams delivering user facing applications at scale.
Demonstrated experience supporting product growth, adoption, and commercialization initiatives.
Strong understanding of analytics driven product development including experimentation frameworks and telemetry.
Solid grounding in performance optimization, scalability, and production reliability.
Experience with modern web technologies such as React, Web components, TypeScript, GraphQL, and cloud native architectures.
Proven ability to translate ambiguous product and business goals into structured technical plans with measurable outcomes.
Track record of mentoring engineers and building high trust, high accountability teams.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a high performing engineering team delivering cross app in-product experiences.
Drive end to end execution from ideation through experimentation, launch, and scaled adoption.
Partner with Product, Design, Growth, and Data to define roadmap priorities aligned with engagement, retention, and revenue outcomes.
Own the technical strategy for rapid prototyping, integrating capabilities into compelling, scalable, and commercially viable user workflows.
Establish a culture of analytics driven development, embedding experimentation, telemetry, and measurable success metrics into every feature.
Ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and observability are built into product design and implementation from the outset.
Translate business strategy and commercialization goals into clear technical execution plans, supporting monetization models and growth initiatives.
Hire, mentor, and develop exceptional engineers while fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.